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, G. T. PINE GAME Filed March @1924 M" W lw" .W'I TM" ,ui'lir uiiimmn" III Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES GEO'RGE T. PINE, OF SCOTT DEPOT, WEST VIRGINIA.

GAME.

Application filed March 10, 1924. Serial No. 698,227.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. PINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scott Depot, in the county of Putnam and State of West Virginia, have invented new.

and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to games and has for an object the provision of means whereby a game representing the game of baseball may be played, the character of the game being such as to permit the players to execute practically the same plays which occur during the progress of a game of baseball.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a game of this character in which the skill of the players proves a factor, as well as chance, so that the game will provide amusement, entertainment and instruction for persons of all ages.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a game board upon which the game is to be played.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the piece representing the batter.

Figure tfis a similar view of the piece representing the ball.

Figure 5 is a like View of a piece representing one of the runners or players.

Referring to the drawings in detail where in like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a board which is preferably of rectangular shape and which may be of any suitable size and constructed of any suitable material. The upper face of the board is provided with means indicating the various positions of the players in an ordinary game of ball. For this purpose the board is divided into squares, certain of the squares being light as indicated at 11 and others dark, or of a distinguishing color as indicated at 12, the light and dark squares alternating.

Arranged within certain of the dark squares are relatively small squares representing the home plate, first base, second base and third base, and indicated respectively at 13, 14, 15 and 16. The dark or shaded square 12 represents the pitchers position, the square 12 the position of the center fielder while the squares 12 and 12 represent respectively the positions of the right fielder and left fielder. An additional square arranged between second base and left field and indicated at 17 represents the position of the short stop. The board is surrounded by an upwardly extending marginal flange 18, the purpose of which will be hereinafter apparent.

The reference character 19 indicates a rotatable member or top having flat sides 20 which are alternately provided with the letters S and B, the former representing strikes and the latter balls, the member 19 representing the batter.

The ball which is in the form of a cube is indicated at 21 and has its faces provided with spots ranging from 1 to 6 after the manner of an ordinary dice and it is intended to use one of the latter for this purpose.

The reference character 22 indicates a runner or piece and while one of these pieces is shown in Figure 5 of the drawings it is of course obvious that a number of such pieces are employed so as to indicate positions of the runners upon the bases.

Any number of players may play the game, one player or one set of players representing one side, for example, the side or the back, while the other player or players represent the fielders or the outside. The ball 21 is placed within the square 13 of the home plate and the first player spins the top or batter by placing the point of the top at either corner marked X. Should the top strike the ball, the latter will be moved over the board and if the ball stops within one of the spaces 11, the number'uppermost on the ball will indicate the character of the play. For example, if two dots should appear it will indicate a two base hit and one of the pieces or runners 22' will be placed upon second base. Should four dots appear a home run will be scored. If the ball stops within one of the shaded zones 12 the batter is out and should there be a sufficient number of players upon each side corresponding to the number of positions upon the board, the player in whose Zone the ball stops is given credit for a put out. Thus, should the ball'stop within the zone 12 of right put out.

field, the right player is given credit for a If five dots .appear uppermost on the ball, the batter will advance to first base irrespective of whether the ball stops with- V in one of the zones 11 or 12 and he is given ever, the ball stops in any of the three outer the bat until three are out, when the sides uppermost letter onthe top 19.

zones, that is, right'field, centerfield orleft field and one dot appears uppermost, a runner upon any of the bases advances one base, but the batter is out. pear, the runners advance two bases andthe batter is out, while should three dots appear all base runners advance'to the home plate, but the batter is out. If the ball is struck two stops within the catchers zone 12, a foul strike is counted. I

Should however," the batter fail to hit the ball, the play will be indicated by the Should the letter S appear, one strike is called and when three of suchstrikes are called, the batter is out. Should the letter B appear four times, the batter' will advance to first base, the next player taking his turn "with are changed in the usual manner.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description and accompanying drawings that the invention provides a gamewherein practically all of the plays'possible in an ordinary baseball game may be imitated so as to provide an interesting and amusing game.

The invention is susceptible of various I claims.

If two dots ap-V Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. In a'baseball game, a game board,

means upon the board indicating the posi-' tion of the players, means adjacent the players positions indicating out zones, means separating the position indicating means for indicating a play a rotatable element, indicia upon said element for ,indicating strikes and balls, a movable-element adapted to be contacted by the rotatable element, means upon the movable element to indicate the character of the play and pieces movable over the board in representation of the players. a r i 2. In a baseball game, a game board, means upon the board indicating the position of the players, means adjacent the players POSltlOnS indicating out 7 zones, means separating the positionindicating' and pieces movable over the board in rep resentation of theplayers. e

i 3. In a baseball game, a game board,

means upon the board indicating the position of the players, means adjacent the players positions indicating out zones, means separating the position indicating means for indicating a play a fiat sided top representing the batter and having indicia thereon indicating strikes and balls, a-movable element representing the ball and adapted to be contacted by the batter, means upon theball to indicate the character of the play and pieces movable over the board in representation of the players. I a

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

GEORGE VT. PINE. 

